Installing the Vortilons

Here we’re installing the vortilons for the first time. Note that they’ve been primer with UV-resistant primer to protect the glass. Vortilon installation For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis […]

XeVision Landing Light

The landing light holder was included as a “supplement” to the kit. We cut the pre-molded hole and bonded the lamp holder into the fuselage with structural adhesive while we were at the factory for the Head Start program. This lamp kit included a set of springs designed to hold the bulb in and a plexiglass lens […]

Painting with UV primer

Before first flight, everything that’s bare glass should get a good coat of UV-resistant primer, so here we’re priming our cooling plenum, sparrow strainer, bolt hole covers, nose gear fork fairing, and other small odds and ends. Priming Parts Priming Pitot Mount Priming the Nose NACA Scoop Primed Plenum Elevator Torque Tube Primed

[Picture Album] Ready to Fly

Well, here we are, Christmas 2006, and she’s (basically) ready to fly. I do still need to do the condition inspection before calling the FAA out to do the Airworthiness inspection, and there are a few squawks left to clear up, but there probably will be for the entire 40 hour flight test period. Here […]

Ready to Fly

Merry Christmas! Well, here we are at the holiday break, and I didn’t get the inspection done before it. Oh well, she looks sweet though, with some fresh primer, and the registration on the winglet (44VF). I’ve got to a condition inspection and get Stan from the FAA out here, there’s just been so much […]

First Weight and Balance

Ah, a brief respite from the cold temps! Today we got the engine’s mixture and throttle settings squared away, and she ran s-w-e-e-t. Thanks to Jerry for doing the dangerous, adjust stuff next to a whirling prop thing. She starts on the first blade, idles at 700, and develops about 2150 RPM static, and the […]